In my experience (in all three games) it has always been random....it could be a master parent, or someone who's got no skill at all.
You're just making babies then one mother pops out of the door with three of them! (or two

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So just keep at it and you'll get some eventually!
I also remember reading on a forum that if someone is a triplet they're more likely to have triplets, I've never tried this though.